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OT: I trust that you have continued to enjoy reading through Psalms last week. As we continue to do so over this week you should look out for the following:

• Repeated expressions of praise and thanksgiving as the Psalmists rejoice in the wonderful things God has done.
• A number particularly reflect on God’s power and wisdom in creation.
• Some recall his faithfulness and unfailing love in keeping his covenant.
• Others reflect on the history of the people of Israel and God’s mercy in the face of their recurring rebellion.
• There is also praise for God in giving them victory over their enemies.
• In Psalm 110 we have the much-quoted Messianic Psalm about Jesus ruling the nations through Zion, his church.

NT: We continue to read 1 Corinthians this week:

• Paul is concerned in this letter to discourage division in the church and here he presents himself as an example as one who could have demanded his rights as an apostle but chose not to because he simply wanted to become all things to all men in a hope to reach them for Christ.
• He encourages his readers to let their decisions about all that they do - including eating food that may have been offered to idols - to be guided by what would glorify God and reach people for Christ.
• He then addresses issues in public worship that have contributed to the division among them – headcoverings, how they conduct themselves at the Lord’s Supper and the use of spiritual gifts in their church meetings. 
• In all this he is seeking to encourage them to ensure that love for one another is their governing aim and in 1 Corinthians 13, we have the famous and beautiful chapter on love.